Biography

Greg Grant has spent more than 25 years advising businesses, executives, and business owners on employment and commercial law. He understands that litigation and arbitration are strategic options, not default responses, and he evaluates every client situation with that in mind before recommending a path forward. 

Greg’s employment practice covers a broad range: advising on employee relations and HR compliance, handling EEOC and state agency investigations, counseling on discipline and termination, defending against discrimination and retaliation claims, and navigating federal requirements under the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, and related state and local laws. He also represents financial advisors and professionals affiliated with FINRA members on separation and compliance issues, including Protocol for Broker Recruitment obligations and FINRA arbitration. 

His business litigation work includes breach of contract, fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and business dissolution disputes. He regularly pursues and defends against TROs and preliminary injunctions in state and federal courts on restrictive covenant and trade secret matters. 

Greg has extensive experience representing government contractors on employment-related compliance, OFCCP obligations, Affordable Care Act requirements, and civil litigation including False Claims Act matters. He has handled suspension and debarment proceedings resulting from IG and DOJ investigations. 

Greg also serves as outside counsel to several 501(c)(3) nonprofits, advising on antitrust compliance, membership matters, standards setting, and certification, in addition to the general employment and business support he provides to commercial clients. 

He co-chairs the Shulman Rogers Employment and Labor Group, Business Litigation Practice, and Virginia practice. 

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America, Potomac, MD, Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management, 2025-2027

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • John Carroll Society, Board of Governors
  • Catholic Business Network – DC
  • Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, General Counsel
  • Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Strategic Leadership Board of Advisors, Member
  • Bar Association of Virginia
  • Bar Association of Fairfax, Virginia
  • Bar Association of Maryland
  • Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Bar Association of the District of Columbia

Seminars & Speaking Engagements

  • May 14, 2020 Recording: Employment Law Webinar: Guidance for Reopening Your Business
  • April 28, 2020 –  AEG Series Panel – Employment – How Do I Keep, Manage, Lead Employees, and Recover Them “After”
  • April 16, 2020 – NEXT webinar – Startup Survival: 4 Legal Strategies to Extend Your Runway
  • April 9, 2020 – NEXT webinar – COVID-19 Crisis Mitigation Packages
  • April 17-20, 2016 – Virginia SHRM State Conference – The ABCs of Employee Discipline & Termination

News & Insights

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Results

  • Successfully prosecuted minority shareholder derivative claims, securing favorable out-come, including exit-strategy, for several out-of-state investor clients.
  • Secured Permanent Injunctions in the Eastern District of Virginia federal court against former employees and judgments against their new employers, successfully prosecuting breach of contract, trade secret and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
  • Negotiated mutually-beneficial separations for high-level executives at three publicly-traded corporations based in California, Maryland and New Jersey.
  • Equally adept at representing minority shareholders or members in prosecuting derivative (or direct) claims against majority shareholders or controlling members and representing majority shareholders or controlling members in defending derivative or direct claim lawsuits.
  • Resolved federal employment claims brought against a large Virginia-based Government Contractor in the Eastern District of Virginia federal court and worked to develop and implement employee training in avoidance of litigation and potential future claims.
  • Secured TRO and Permanent Injunction in Maryland federal court against former employees and their new company for a large Virginia-based Government Contractor.
  • Negotiated mutually-beneficial separations on behalf of two privately held, Maryland-based corporations with high-level executives in California, Massachusetts and North Carolina.
  • Successfully defended departing financial advisor group from overbroad restrictive covenants and alleged trademark violation claims – allowing them to seamlessly transfer a very lucrative portfolio to an independent broker-dealer without protracted, costly litigation.
  • Resolved claims against and counterclaims asserted by several Maryland-based financial advisors involving their former employer in FINRA arbitration, through successful mediation.